Record ID: GLO-A8E7FD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of King Stephen (AD 1135 - 1154). Cross moline with fleurs in angles reverse. Watford type (c. AD 1136 - 1145)
Obverse: traces of a right facing bust with sceptre in front. Week striking and ware has resulted in the loss of all of the inscription.
Reverse: Cross moline with a fleur in each angle. [...]R:ON:L[...]
Note: this coin was originally folded in half with the obverse exposed resulting in this surface becoming considerable worn. It has been subsequently unfurled by the finder.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-437F17
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron horseshoe dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1250-1400). The horseshoe is heavily corroded but at least two rectangular nails are still apparent in situ on the face of the object. The shoe has an even-sized web measuring 29.98mm across at its widest point, and tapers down to 21.71mm at the heels. Calkins are apparent on both heels, though the right hand calkin has been worn away somewhat. The horseshoe can be classified as Clark Type 4. For a comparable example see Clark (2004: 87) no. 230.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 125.83mm in length, 130.32mm in wid…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-43655A
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron horseshoe dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1250-1400). The horseshoe is heavily corroded but two rectangular nails are still apparent in situ on the reverse of the object. The shoe has an even-sized web measuring 27.07mm across, and tapers down to 18.57mm at the heels. The horseshoe can be classified as Clark Type 4. The very worn remnants of calkins may be present at the heels but it is difficult to clearly determine. For a comparable example see Clark (2004: 86) no. 207.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 131.94mm in length, 134.55mm in width, 12.47mm in thic…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-430188
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron probable leather-worker's knife dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1500-80). The object has a sub-rectangular blade narrowing at one end to a sharply pointed tang. The blade end of the object is slightly narrowed in profile suggesting this is the cutting edge. There are no other distinguishing marks apparent. The object shows signs of corrosion across all sides.
A similar object can be seen in Margeson (1993: 190) no. 1471.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 211mm in length, 52.27mm in width, 9.65mm in thickness and 439g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-4208B2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval token: a 17th century trade token issued by Francs Iefferis of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Williamson No. 188.
Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens we…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-1788F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (1st to 4th century) brooch: The type of brooch is uncertain but may be a type of trumpet brooch. The bow head is a is a horizontal oval which on the reverse is semi-cylindrical which expands beyond the bow head and may be traces of wings or an expanded head loop. The bow head is decorated with two curvilinear grooves with a quadruple stranded vertical linear groove in-between which continues down the bow. Between the grooves there is fine horizontal grooves. The bow is a thick oval in section, curved in profile and tapers to a blunt, broken point. Underneath the bow head, the re…
Created on: Monday 11th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DA12CF
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman (1st to 4th centuries) copper-alloy pin: The head of the pin is bulbous with a slightly flattened head and has a cordon underneath with a flat base where the shaft of the pin protrudes. The shaft is circular in section and tapers to a broken point, which is not recent.
The pin has a light green patina.
It measures 8.39mm long 8.15mm diameter and weighs 1.65g.
The pin is probably Roman and fits into Cool's classification as Group 2 type which is found throughout the Roman period.
Cool, H. 1990 'Roman Metal Hair Pins From Southern Britain' Archaeological Journal Volume 147 p…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DA11C3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Trumpet variation (Mackreth 2011, Chap 5, Part 3, Group 3.3b, Plate 86, ADc.75-180). The copper alloy brooch has a rectangular spring-case with a trace of what may have been an integral loop on the upper edge. Within the case there is a copper alloy axis bar and spring which is coiled four times. The pin is incomplete. The bow protrudes from the lower edge of the case. Thew bow is semi-circular in section which flattens out to form a sub-oval disc which has blue glassy enamel with a pellet in the centre. Only a fragment of the lower edge of the bow remains.
The surfac…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DA0D79
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, possibly Group 5, ADc.75-175). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with perforated wing caps, although one wing cap is missing. The spring, axis bar and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is a trace of a hook. The bowhead is slightly hump-like in profile, but the bow points straight downwards and the head is slightly angular. The head is undecorated. The bow is sub-trapezoidal in section.
The surface of the brooch has a trac…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DA0B5B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Early Medieval date (c.AD 800-1100) copper-alloy mount: The mount is in the form of a slender, long rod with a possible zoomorphic terminal at one end. This terminal has trasverse moulding, At the opposite terminal there is a rivet hole and the rod is slightly flattened here. The rod is L shaped in plan with a semi-circular section and at the apex on the exterior rounded face there is a moulded rectangular block.
The object is quite worn, abraded and has a brown matte surface.
The object measures 53.7mm in length from terminal to terminal, 4.85mm in width, 2.92mm in thickne…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DA0534
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post Medieval (12th to mid-19th century) cooking vessel leg: The leg is sub-rectangular which has broken upper and lower edges, these breaks are not recent. The outer face has a prominent central, vertical ridge. In profile the reverse of the leg is vertical. The surface has an incomplete mottled matte mid green coloured patina. There are carbon deposits, probably soot from the fire, including on the lower break.
The leg measures 30.92mm in length, 51.02mm width, 12.41mm thick across the base of the foot and weighs 91.76g.
It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg co…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-D9A0DB
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Medieval or Post Medieval (12th to 17th century) sheet copper alloy folded rivet, probably a repair for a copper-alloy vessel. The rivet is made from a roughly lozenge-shaped piece of sheet the ends of which have been folded in to meet in the middle and then back out; one portion which is bent back out is broken. The terminals also have abraded edges. The surface is abraded and mottled bright blue-green surface with patches of a dark green patina.
It measures 19.51mm by 11.5mm, is 3.92mm thick and weighs 1.52g.
A similar rivet is illustrated in Egan (1998, p. 176, no. 489) a…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-D911DD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c. 1350 to 1400) strap end: The strap end is an elongated rectangular sheet which has been folded in half across the narrow edge and forms a slender V-shape in profile. Both plates have a rivet hole in the centre of the narrow edge opposite the folded edge with a copper alloy rivet within. The outer face is decorated with transverse linear grooves as decoration.
The surface of the plate has a patches of a shiny mid green patina.
The strap end measures 23.07mm long, 9.16mm wide, 3.46mm thick at the flared terminal, and weighs 1.95g.
The plate is probably a strap end rathe…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-D62325
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (late 13th to mid-15th centuries) composite strap end: The strap end is a sub-rectangle in plan which tapers slightly and the narrow terminal is pointed with a knop at the apex. The strap end is made up of two copper alloy sheets divided by a copper alloy spacer. The strap end is undecorated. The surface of the strap end has a corroded mottled dark green-grey patina.
It measures 27.41mm long, 14.69mm wide, 4.25mm thick and weighs 5.46g.
In Egan and Pritchard (2002) there are similar strap ends, particularly No. 660 which date to the late 13th to mid-15th centuries. Recorded…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019Spatial data recorded.